Tag: Dhinkia

The villagers said they opposed the entry of the delegation as they had come to mobilise villagers against the JSW project.

The State’s apex court has directed the petitioners to submit over 400 affidavits to the Collector, Jagatsinghpur.

The villagers said those protesting the proposed JSW steel plant were intentionally kept away from the hearing. 

As per an earlier direction of the HC, the committee, comprising lawyers, had visited Dhinkia which was on the boil in January after police baton charged betel farmers who protested a drive to evict betel vineyards to pave way for the proposed JSW steel plant. 

This new development has provided the Opposition parties a peg to hang their attack on the BJD government for being in a tearing hurry to facilitate the JSW to set up its project. 

An RTI activist, Manas Ranjan Kar also accused the State government of creating panic among the people by using police force and destroying their betel vine plantations. 

The Orissa High Court has also directed the Jagatsinghpur district Collector to take steps to ensure that the normal life of the people in Dhinkia area is not affected. 

Social activists, environmentalists and journalists on Tuesday approached the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) seeking immediate restoration of normalcy in Dhinkia.

This is Dhinkia Panchayat of Jagatsinghpur which turned into a battleground. A violent clash broke out between police and villagers during the ongoing protest against a proposed steel plant by Jindal Steel Works Limited.